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Lansing receives assistance for eco-friendly development
Lansing will receive the technical Green Design Assistance under the Greening America’s Capitals program provided by the U.S.
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Bernero, new council members take oath of office
Lansing’s mayor, three council members and the city clerk were sworn in Monday evening at the Lansing Center.
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Despite rise worldwide, on-campus smoking rates decreasing
Despite the worldwide increase in the number of smokers, MSU data reflects on the habit as rapidly decreasing.
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MSU professor speaks about climate change impact
MSU professor of geography Jeff Andresen spoke about the impact of climate change on agriculture on a panel for the Michigan Agri-Business Association’s 81st winter conference.
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Police looking for a man who robbed multiple convenience stores
Police departments from East Lansing, Meridian Township and Lansing are looking for a man accused of robbing multiple convenience stores in the capital area. According to the Lansing State Journal, the suspect robbed three convenience stores in three hours.
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Impact faces issues with transmitter
When listeners tune their radio dials to 88.9 more than a mile or two from campus, they often receive static.
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Students brave cold to play snow football, reconnect with friends
On Saturday afternoon, graduate student Nick Nelson and a small band of his friends braved the slippery slush and took to the snow-covered field behind ?the rock on Farm Lane for their fourth annual snow football game and reunion. Nelson said he started this tradition out of boredom four years ago when he was an undergraduate student at MSU.
MICHIGAN
BWL to host forums on local outages
The Lansing Board of Water and Light, or BWL, will host community forums to discuss the aftermath of a December ice storm that left about 34,800 people without power in the Lansing area. Some residents went without power from Dec.
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Lansing's annual train show, sale attracts thousands
During the warmer months, Walled Lake, Mich., resident David Jasinski tends to his sprinkler business.
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Power restored after Lansing outages
Parts of the Lansing area went dark on Friday night into Saturday morning with power outages, according Board of Water and Light, or BWL. A snowblower hit a padmount transformer, causing an outage near the 200 block of North Capitol Avenue. Nearly 100 residents also lost power along Grand River Avenue and Waverly Road in Lansing, as well as the Groesbeck area of Lansing, on Saturday morning due to a downed power line.
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Student arrested for alleged attack on boyfriend
An MSU student was arrested for allegedly attacking her boyfriend at about 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 7 in West Owen Hall, according to police. MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said the 19-year-old student became violent during a verbal altercation with her boyfriend, a 21-year-old student, when she accused him of infidelity.
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ASMSU finally passes bike share
After two hours of back and forth debate, ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, decided to move forward on the bike share initiative that would put 40 bikes at 10 locations on campus for student rental use.
MICHIGAN
University funding increase unlikely despite surplus in Michigan budget
For the second consecutive year, the state of Michigan looks to end the fiscal year with unspent cash, according to an estimate from Michigan’s Senate Fiscal Agency.
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Pair brings English dance history to MSU
Dance instructors Robert Messer and Linda Hanson enjoy nothing more than bringing people a glimpse into England’s past through dance — costumes and all. The pair teach English country dancing, a widely-recognized style of dancing that began in England in about the 1600s as a way for men and women to interact together in a social setting.
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Winter weather causes delays in CATA bus routes
Some students report bus delays of five to 10 minutes, although it is improving with recent fairer weather.
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2014 cases to watch
As the new year begins, the court schedule is beginning to heat up. The past year brought cases that likely will be on the docket for 2014.
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Proposed Goodrich's closure sparks debate at E.L. Planning Commission
Plans for the future development of Trowbridge Plaza remain unclear in the midst of controversy behind the proposed closure of Goodrich’s Shop-Rite grocery store. The store and the former Oodles and Noodles restaurant could be replaced with two new buildings if the site’s developer gets his plan approved. The discussion warranted a full house during the East Lansing Planning Commission meeting Tuesday night.
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Action to keep Asian carp out of Great Lakes could prove expensive
It could cost nearly $15 billion to prevent Asian carp and other invasive species from entering the Great Lakes and potentially devastating Michigan’s fishing and tourist ?industries, according to a report compiled by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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Campus renovations to look forward to in 2014
MSU is kicking off a new semester of construction and renovations with plans to create a neighborhood-like facility for graduate students and updating the dining hall in Akers to resemble that of Brody Hall.
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Study: students save cash by buying, selling books online
Studies show students could save money on books by utilizing online resources such as Amazon, to buy and sell back their books.